The Shout

The Shout (1978)

  • 73% of users liked it
    (714 ratings)

An asylum director begins telling a visitor to a cricket game the story of one of his "better" patients, Crossley (Alan Bates) who is able to compete. Some time previously, Crossley accosted Anthony (John Hurt), a composer, just after church and was for some reason invited to dinner. Once… More

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R,
Directed By
Written By
Robert Graves, Michael Austin
Genres
Drama, Horror
In Theaters
Nov 9, 1979 Limited
RCA/Columbia

Critic Reviews

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    A gripping but elusive psychodrama based on a short story by Robert Graves.

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  • Stella D


    very odd but i couldn't stop watching it so that must count for something. stellar cast. alan bates terrorizes john hurt with aboriginal magic...or does he?

  • paul s


    Capturing a flavor of the decade prior (the 60's) this film is almost real to the point of surrealism, with a quirky story line brilliantly told through the eyes of a certifiable lunatic. Shout takes the unusual stance at starting from the ending, though we certainly… More

  • Cindy I


    Either this film about a mystery man who moves in and, Rasputin-style, takes over the lives of a couple is too deep for me or just incredibly inane and pointless. Either way, I want my 90 minutes back. Alan Bates as the man is telling his story in flashback to Tim Curry (who had… More

  • Eric B


    John Hurt and Susannah York are a happy couple in some small English village. Burly, intimidating Alan Bates wanders into town, fresh from 18 years in the Australian outback. He sidles his way into the home of Hurt and York, and starts touting his exotic knowledge of Aboriginal magic.… More

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